Utah National Guard is called in for backup to fight wildfires from the sky

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 561

Last Updated: 6 days, 2 hours ago

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Firefighting crews in Utah are getting a hand from the National Guard as wildfires across the state and nation continue to stretch resources thin.

Soldiers with the Utah Army National Guard are using Black Hawk military helicopters to drop water from 530-gallon buckets to help contain the Rocky Canyon Fire burning in Summit and Morgan counties, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Wednesday.

Guard members started their firefighting mission on Aug. 5, …

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